Faculty and Staff

Support from the University of Georgia’s faculty and staff is a significant endorsement of its mission, goals and priorities.

every day you make a difference

The University of Georgia’s faculty and staff make a difference on campus each and every day. They are integral to the forward momentum of the university’s mission to train the leaders of tomorrow and inspire students to make a positive impact on the world around them.

Faculty and staff see firsthand how much this important work depends on private support. Gifts from faculty and staff go directly to the areas on campus that most need financial assistance.

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The PR Education Fund provides travel support for our PR students to participate in national and regional professional conferences. These networking opportunities help our students get internships and jobs. My gifts to the fund have been a natural extension of my commitment to teaching at UGA. When I retired in June 2017, my Grady colleagues and friends in the PR profession contributed more than $5,000 in my name to the fund. That was the best retirement gift ever!

Why I Give

Name:

Scott Pegan, Ph.D.

Position:

Associate Professor in the College of Pharmacy; Director of Drug Discovery Robotics Core; University Council Executive Committee Chair

At UGA:

Four years

Beneficiary of gift:

College of Pharmacy

Why do you contribute:

As a faculty member at UGA, I, like many of my colleagues, work late nights and long weekends to make UGA an institute of higher learning that can deliver unparalleled education to its students and scholarship that enlightens society. With tight budgets and limited discretionary funding, regrettably this just isn’t enough in some cases. I give to support student scholarships to directly help students and show fellow benefactors of UGA that I am committed to UGA’s success.

Why I Give

Name:

Michael Lewis

Position:

IT Support Coordinator, Geology Department; former UGA Staff Council President

At UGA:

12 years

Beneficiary of gift:

Geology Fund and the Georgia Fund, both unrestricted accounts.

Why do you contribute:

Tuition, grants and state funds only cover part of the costs of our missions. The rest has to come from gifts. I had been giving to a number of charities when I became a Foundation trustee. I saw how hard both the Foundation’s employees and volunteers work for this cause. With this experience, seeing what the Foundation does with gifts (both growing by investment and disbursing, not to mention soliciting), I decided to divert all of my charitable giving to UGA. It is the cause I know best. Most importantly, I get to see the people my gifts benefit every day.

Why I Give

Name:

Barbara McCaskill

Position:

Professor of English, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

At UGA:

24 years

Beneficiary of gift:

The Georgia Fund

Why do you contribute:

In my classrooms, I see firsthand on a daily basis how financial support and resources for study, travel and cultural enrichment benefit students and make a lasting and beneficial impact on their lives.